Chapter 46 [Lü Buwei's Wonderful Performance]

"Zhao Kuo is very human." Lü Buwei picked up the paper and looked left and right, and came to the conclusion that he and Guo Zong stared at the various paper-making workshops before, and thought that they had not left a process, but in the end they did not see how the paper turned white, and the yellow paper he had conceived before, the paper he was holding now was not only as white as snow, but also smooth to the touch, and it was used to replace the bamboo slips and brocade silk, which could not help but make people feel distressed.

Mo Ao sharpened the ink for Lü Buwei, and although the ink at this time could not reach the level of pine smoke ink, it was equally smooth to write.

Lü Buwei dipped the ink with a brush, transcribed a "Song of the King" handed to him by Zhao Kuo on paper, smacked while copying, and said: "This article is really brilliant, and there is no trace of sycophancy, no matter which king sees it, he will feel comfortable, and I don't know where Zhao Kuo copied it." ”

Mo Ao asked himself if he could write such an article, he was very moved, his impression of Zhao Kuo in the past was that he was smart and strong in martial arts, but now it seems that he definitely underestimated Zhao Kuo, that kid is simply a civil and military all-rounder, he couldn't help but wonder if Lu Buwei's idea was wrong at this time, whether they should be the same as Guo Zong, light the prince and heavy Zhao Kuo, because this Zhao Kuo is too incredible, it is simply a ghost talent.

Lü Buwei transcribed "Ode to the King" and said: "Let's go, take a roll of paper, let's go and offer treasures, this white crystal piece of paper is exchanged for yellow gold!" ”

Lu Buwei was just appreciating Zhao Kuo's plan at the beginning, but now he admires it a little, things have developed so far, in fact, it has been completely successful, as long as King Zhao sees the paper, he will definitely be addicted.

The hunting in the mountains has been over for several days, and the king of Zhao has not waited for the auspicious things that happened in Zhao State, but there are also jokes to pat the sycophants and others to say that the dry well is suddenly complacent, and the celestial phenomena are greatly beneficial to Zhao and other ethereal auspicious rui, which is not worth mentioning at all in the eyes of King Zhao, and it is not auspicious, he has not said anything in his mouth for several days, but he is very depressed in his heart.

Zhao Liang saw King Zhao frowning deeply on the side, and complained in his heart that those civil and military ministers were not sensible, wouldn't they find some strange things to coax the king? Just as he was thinking so, a little eunuch ran in and said, "My lord, there is a guard Lu Buwei who claims to offer a treasure. ”

King Zhao sighed and said, "Guard? Offering treasure? King Zhao hadn't connected Xiangrui with Xianbao for a while, so he was not very interested, until Zhao Liang on the side reminded him, and then he realized something, and hurriedly asked Zhao Liang to call Lu Buwei up to see what kind of treasure Lu Buwei was offering and whether it was Xiangrui.

Lü Buwei often mixed with the crown prince Zhao Dan, but he never entered the palace, and he couldn't help but watch left and right along the way, and when he came to the main hall, he saw a person sitting on the top, and he knelt down on the ground, and said: "Yang Zhai Lü Buwei kneels down to worship the king." ”

King Zhao was calm, and after letting Lü Buwei get up, he asked, "You are a guard, how did you come to Handan to offer treasures to the widow?" What is the reason for this? ”

Lü Buwei had already been right, and said: "Defending the country has been annihilated for a long time!" Buwei traveled around the world to buy low and sell high to earn some money, but often feel that he is a rootless person, duckweed on the water, very much want to find a place to settle down, one day to Handan, can not help but be surprised by the prosperity of Handan, lived for more than a month, only to know that the whole world, only the country ruled by King Zhao can be called prosperous, not Wei is suffering from not being able to settle down in Zhao State, but there are gods and men in the dream, give not Wei a treasure, so that Wei Jin sacrifice Zhao Wang, in order to establish a family ....... ”

"Where is the treasure now?" King Zhao saw that Lu Buwei's words were chiseled, not like he was making up nonsense, and immediately wanted to see what kind of treasure the gods had transferred.

Lu Buwei unhurriedly took out a brocade box in his arms, raised it above his head and said, "Please take a look at the king." Zhao Liang on the side walked a few steps quickly and took the brocade box and sent it to King Zhao.

King Zhao's heart beat faster to open the brocade box, and found that there was something he had never seen before, and after Lu Buwei's guidance, he opened the folded paper, and found that it was an article, and roughly browsed the article, King Zhao's heart was a lot smoother, until then he found that the article was neither written on the brocade silk nor engraved on the slip, is this the treasure given by the gods?

Lü Buwei observed the words and looks, and saw that King Zhao seemed to have an understanding, and said busily: "The gods have a saying, the king works hard for state affairs, reads hundreds of catties of slips every day, and works hard, so that Buwei can donate paper instead of slips, one can make the king read lightly, reduce the king's hard work, and the other paper can be vigorously popularized and praised by the king's Wencheng martial arts ......." ”

King Zhao touched the paper and said, "You mean there are many more like this...... Paper? King Zhao is very unfamiliar with this word.

Lü Buwei hurriedly asked Zhao Liang to go outside the hall to call Mo Ao up, and presented a whole roll of paper to King Zhao, a piece of paper looks unremarkable, a whole roll of paper looks a little shocking, King Zhao is no exception, especially thinking that he will not have to look through the bulky slips every day in the future, thinking that the paper can spread his royal prestige to the four seas, his ambition swells instantly. (Exclusive work, please indicate if it is illegally reprinted)

Lü Buwei always captured the changes on King Zhao's face, and when he saw King Zhao put down the paper, he said: "King, this paper manufacturing technique is not acceptable to the gods and men, and he always thinks about the words of the gods, so he wants to open a paper-making workshop in Zhao State, so that the Zhao people can get rid of the bulkiness of the simple slip, please ask the king for permission." ”

"Good, good, very good." King Zhao was still afraid that the paper would run out and it would be gone, and when he heard Lu Buwei say this, he sighed and said, "From now on, all the performances will be on the paper, I wonder if the paper is enough?" ”

Lü Buwei was waiting for King Zhao's words, and replied: "The king can rest assured, the art of paper manufacturing has obtained the essence of Buwei, which can fully meet the needs of the king. ”

King Zhao was already very happy when he heard that there was a lot of paper, and said, "If you have any requirements, just say it." ”

"Ask the king to grant the right to disseminate paper to Buwei, and Buwei must take on the responsibility of praising the king." This is Zhao Kuo's special advice to Lu Buwei, the so-called right of paper dissemination, in fact, is the right to distribute culture in disguise, paper can be bound into a book, spread words, master this weapon, it is very important for Zhao Kuo, the big can control the mouthpiece of the country, the small can sing praises for themselves, can not hold it tightly in their hands!

King Zhao's role in paper and books is not clear, Lü Buwei's request was immediately granted, he only cares about whether the paper can be used, whether he can praise his merits, the rest is not in his consideration, with the help of Lü Buwei, King Zhao wrote a will, to the effect that Zhao State will ban the slips within a year, and all the classics that have been recorded on the slips in various places will be replaced with paper, and Lü Buwei is responsible for everything related to papermaking.

When Lu Buwei left the palace, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar, and Mo Ao on the side took a breath and said, "Everything is in Zhao Kuo's control, it's not simple!" ”

Although he was already immune to Zhao Kuo's foresight, Lü Buwei still praised: "From now on, the paper patent is in Zhao Kuo's hands!" As long as he controls the secret of papermaking for a day, he will grasp the huge profits for a day, and this business will be profitable! ”

Mo Ao said with a smile: "Dong Weng doesn't have to sigh, this paper mill also has your interests, and it is foreseeable that Dong Weng will definitely be rich in the future." ”

Lu Buwei shook his head and said: "Of course, it is profitable, but all this is held in Zhao Kuo's hands, once we have a dislike with Zhao Kuo, it is easy for him to kick us away, if you don't take the secret of papermaking in your own hands, I won't sleep well, you plan well, the secret of papermaking must be obtained." ”

Mo Ao nodded and said: "Don't worry, Dong Weng, Mo Ao has always taken this matter to heart, but Zhao Kuo has already taken precautions, and his vigilance is very high in a short period of time, this matter has to be considered in the long run, and it also takes time to find Zhao Kuo's weaknesses, only by finding Zhao Kuo's weaknesses can he open a breakthrough." ”

Lu Buwei frowned and said, "Is there such trouble?" There are only two processes left, and besides, is Zhao Kuo's weakness related to the mystery of papermaking? ”

Mo Ao nodded solemnly and said: "We don't know how the paper turned white, this secret is only known to Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo will definitely not say, so we can only knock on the side, and if we grasp Zhao Kuo's weakness, we will hopefully knock on the door of the secret, besides, doesn't Dong Weng want to master Zhao Kuo?" With Zhao Kuo in his hands, won't the rest be solved! ”